Security was increased at Mankameshwar Temple in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) after the temple trust received a letter threatening to blow up the city’s prominent temples and the office of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Free Press Journal reports on August 2. Lucknow Police Commissioner DK Thakur said the police were investigating the letter. “Security arrangements have been beefed up in view of the threat. Police teams are working with the agencies having expertise in such crimes. Our teams are also scanning the mobile number of some suspects. I have spoken to the head of the temple and other staff members and apprised them about the police preparedness,” he said. Earlier on July 30, the Aliganj Hanuman Temple staff had also received a similar letter with the demand that terror accused, recently arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), be freed. Security around the temple has also been tightened in view of the threat.